IFS officer shares fascinating clip of tiger being confronted by a pack of dholes. Watch

“Tigers are dangerous opponents for dholes, as they have sufficient strength to kill a dhole with a single paw strike.Dhole packs are smaller in areas with higher tiger densities due to tigers directly killing dholes. But here they are taking a chance even with the apex predator,” Nanda posted in the tweet.

Watch the video below:

Tigers are dangerous opponents for dholes, as they have sufficient strength to kill a dhole with a single paw strike.Dhole packs are smaller in areas with higher tiger densities due to tigers directly killing dholes.
But here they are taking a chance even with the apex predator. pic.twitter.com/O0xpnz21ve

— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) November 1, 2022

The video has received more than 28,000 views and several comments.
“The Indian wild dog. What is the biggest pack size sir?,” a Twitter user asked. Nanda replied to the user, “I have seen a pack of 11. That was the biggest that I have knowledge about. In Tensa forest. Way back in 1996.”

“I think they usually avoid each other. Dhole packs are dangerous to tigers; can even kill them. Though as small 5-6 packs can’t do much harm only the 10-15 ones,” another user shared.
“Only one step at a time is possible, even for the most powerful, is well illustrated in this case,” remarked another netizen.

Another individual asked the IFS officer, “But a persistent pack of Dholes can a wear a tiger down and kill it…can it Sir?” Nanda replied, “I have never seen nor heard. The closest that I know is hunting of a elephant calf by wild dogs in Kaziranga.”